James Osiris Baldwin's Blog, page 2
June 17, 2022
Guns & Mushrooms: The Ape Caves
I’ve been working on Crowned in Black pretty steadily, and doing some fun stuff in between. Caving, camping, and shooting. Turns out a 12g slug will literally vaporize a can of spaghetti sauce.
I got to explore a lava tube with some friends, which was definitely cool. There’s a fight sequence in Brute Force that takes place in a lava tube, so this was a great first hand experience.
The two weeks I spent with my friends in Amboy were awesome. Got a lot of good photos and a lot of good memories in a short time.
July 30, 2021
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February 22, 2018
November 8, 2017
Cover Art Basics: How to Talk to an Artist
At the recent (fabulous) 20 Books to 50K Conference in Las Vegas last weekend, one of the speakers challenged the 450-odd authors there to think of something they could contribute to benefit their peers. It occurred to me that there is something, as an artist, that I am eminently qualified to speak about – cover […]
September 13, 2017
Zero Sum Preview!
Hitmage Alexi Sokolsky used to sling spells for the Russian Mafia. That was before the man he loved was murdered, before his boss tried to turn him into his vampire slave, and before he learned about the Organizatsiya’s dirty trade in supernatural children. He’s still a hitman – but now he hunts monsters.
February 22, 2017
February 2, 2017
The State of Affairs
Let’s face it: shit’s fucked. I foresee a future where the creation of art may be suspended while I’m spending more time away from my keyboard. Until then, I’m balls out on the third and fourth book in the Hound of Eden series. Speaking of shit that fucked up, I realized as I was drafting […]
